Ok. Scrap the koel bit. Given how distinct the call is, I'm not sure what I confused it with. Could a lyrebird mimic it?
The call sounded like the first part of this sample:
It was in the vallley down near fishing gap (I have a habit of bush bashing), so I am not sure how keen I am for a return visit.
--- On Mon, 24/8/09, Marnix Zwankhuizen <> wrote:
From: Marnix Zwankhuizen <>
Subject: RE: [canberrabirds] Red-capped Robin [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
To: "'Phil M'" <>
Received: Monday, 24 August, 2009, 9:54 AM
The Red-capped Robins are a good find. They seem to be getting fairly common in the Mulligans-Goorooyarro reserves lately with over 3-4 birds able to be seen some years spread out across the reserve.
I’m not sure about your Koel’s though. As far as I know they have not arrived yet as they are summer migrants to southern Australia. The first birds don’t tend to arrive around Sydney and the Blue Mts until late September at the earliest and we don’t tend to get them until October, and then as far as I know they only hang around the inner Canberra leafy suburbs.
Not sure what else you could have heard.
Cheers
Marnix
From: Phil M [
Sent: Monday, 24 August 2009 9:34 AM
To:
Subject: [canberrabirds] Red-capped Robin
I found a female and a juvenile Red-capped robin at Mulligan's Flat yesterday. Right next to the Dunnart gate.
Also heard two Koel's at the far end of Tidbinbilla on the weekend too.
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